[HurkinMcGurkin]

If the American people could have successfully stopped manufacturing jobs from going overseas by boyocotting any company that closed upo shop here and moved, then this problem now with "white collar" jobs leaving probably would never have happened. But we as a people opted for slightly lower prices on shoes and VCR's rather than help keep our own families and friends employed.

I am all for a free market. We are reaping what we have sown. I have little sympathy for an out-of-work techie who is sitting around in his/her appartment full of junk made in thrid world countries complaining about not being able to find a job.

[adam_az]

It's not easy to buy American, unfortunately. I don't know of any stereo or TV made in the US at any price.

I had to buy a new refrigerator last week and bought a Maytag, made in Iowa. But computer monitors? Motherboards? Microwave oven?

We sold ourselves out.

[Mears]

Boy,you said it. We are all guilty because of our constant search for the lowest prices,but even that has changed.

I buy a lot of my clothes from fairly expensive stores and catalogues and even those pricy things are either made outside the country or the fabric comes from elsewhere.

[JesseHousman]

#26 is a great response.